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FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER
7,
1947
BLYTHEVILLE
(ARK.)
COURIER
NEWS
Suggestons
For
Better
Featured
For
This
Section's
Progressive
Farmer*.
FARM
NEWS-TEA!
PAGE
ELJ
Intent*
of
Firm
Wise
Marketing
Boosts
Prices
Grading
and
Labeling,
^
Plus
Inspection,
Pay
P
Off
for
Alert
Farmers
Grading,
labeling
and
inspection
of
fruits
and
vegetables
Increases
'arm
incomes.
Farmers
are
adopting
these
means
of
warding
off
low
Prices
in
the
years
ahead,
slates
Milliard
Jatkson,
Extension
marketing
specialist.
!
At
the
beginning
of
this
year
growers
sponsored
&
measure
which
required
that
fruits
and
vegetables
—
—t~....*&....»
OP
labeled
according
to
grade.
This
allo>
scientific
study
in
meteorology
f'iiht
and
Vegetable
Labeling
Act
!'°
'"duce
Increased
precipitation
in
became
effective
June
12,
1941.
Since
i
"
>e
semi-arid
western
plains
area
that
time
all
peaches,
apples,
Irish
b
J'
tnc
operation
and
mslntenance
—•-'---
--•
•
•
•
of
airplanes
and
the
use
of
dry
Ice."
The
incorporators
runner
asserted
they
Intended
lo
"commercialize
upon
the
benefits
resulting
generally
by
rendering
services
for
hire
to
those
people
living
In
the
semiarid
are&s
for
inducing
Increased
Kansas
Wheat
May
Get'Lift'
From
Dry
Ice
TOPEKA.
Kan.,
Nov.
7.
<Up)_
Snow.
Inc..
a
firm
lo
try
to
bring
precipitation
to
Kansas
dry
wheat-
lands
through
u«
of
dry
Ice-dropping
airplanes
was
incorporated
by
the
secretary
of
state
this
week.,
Alex
M.
Frohme,
»,
Hpxie
attorney,
one
of
the
four
incorporators,
was
listed
ac
resident
agetvt.
The
company
/was
authorised
to
issue
$23,000
capital
stock..
The
application
for
incorporation
said
the
firm's
purpose
was
to
promote
and
conduct
"experiments
potatoes,
and
tomatoes
have
been
labeled
according
to
grade.
The
new
law
will
be
effective
0:1
strawberries
next
year.
Evidence
of
the
benefits
of
(his
law
is
shown
by
statements
of
fruit
and
vegetable
producers.
Tomato
growers
ave
of
the
opinion
that
the
grading,
labeling,
and
Inspection
program
maintained
prices
oi\e-
third
above
normal
levels.
.Many.
peach
growers
are
of
the
opinion
that
ihci
labeling
program
this
year
'.vas
the*
chief
reason
prices
maintained
fairly
high
levels
in
spite
v"f
'he
quality
of
the
crop
this
year.
P
Stale
and
Federal
Inspection
One
measure
of
the
effectiveness
of
the
labeling
law
is
the
amount
of
federal-state
inspection
asked
for
by
iruit
and
vegetable
growers.
According
to
Lube
Dean,
in
charge
of
the
state
fruit
and
vegetable
inspection
service,
there
were
twice
as
many
Inspectors
employed
this
year
as
In
any
previous
year.
Twenty
inspectors
were
working
in
the
Clarksville
peach
treas.
although
this
area
has
never
employed
more
than
two
inspectors
a
year.
It
is
expected
that
3,000
carlots
of
fruits
War's
Final
tpi
1:15,000,000
Lives,
T*tit
tsw
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on
to
llw
lolol
IKITISH
COMMONWtAlTH
Of
NATIONS
to
|>rtv»lo
pnrllc*.
Altliopsli
they
would
iiol
admit
It
lubllcly,
j>ali\ce
,
circles
!olt
lltst
[here
would
be
any
number
ot
rtl-
(resslom
from
llio
orgliml
pluns
(ov
>
quiet
wedding
In
keeping
wltli
Britain's
cconomlo
crisis.
One
of
Ilie
first
departure.*
from
:he
program
was
almost
certain
lo
3*
Die
appearance
of
I
ho
roynl
lorse
KMnrds
as
wedding
escorts
In
bvenMplntcs,
illumed
helmets
nnrt
caparisoned
horses,
Instead
of
the
uulicss
uniform.
It
seemed
certain
that
If
Buck-
precipitation
in
those
areas.
Kansas'
1946
wheat
prospects
have
been
termed
the
worst
In
two
decades
because
of
a
protracted
drouth
in
the
Western
wheatlandi.
With
FYohme
in
the
venture
were
L.
I.
Powell
of
Ent,
David
Ruesch-
hoff
of
Grmncll
and
Ad
G.
Smith
of
Hoxie,
Sheridan
County.
and'vegetabks
will
be
inspected
this
year.
Some
members
of
the
fruit
and
vegetable
trade
in
Arkansas
feel
that
thc>
standardization
program,
including'grading,
labeling
*nd
inspection,
has
been
worth
about
*!,000.000
to
producers^
This
statement
cannot,
be
verified,
however
it
appears
without
doubt
that
these
services
do
increase
farm
incomes,
Mr.
Jackson
said.
Military
losses
in
manpower
In
World
War
I!
ire
graphically
illustrated
above,
accordmf
lo
figures
In
•
re«nt
report
by
Secretary
st»«T,«i«
iKh
C
att'"
hlH
-
Thewartim
«
Chie
'°
tS1
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th
«
r
r,«
J
r»
4
b
S-
h
A
V"
<i
»"<•*'«'•
c««u«Hlei
in
his
ehiptcr,
"Conclusions,'
for
Encyclop.edu
Brlt.nniw'..n«w
four-volume
history
of
the
war
decide,
U37
through
1948.
King
George**
Austerity
Plea
Gets
Brush-Off
.LONDON,
Nov.
7.
(UP)—The
Austerity
decreed
by
King
Qeorf*
for
the
wedding
of
Princess
Elizabeth
yesterday
showed
robust
signs
of
falling
apart.
Two
weeks
belore
the
royal
wedding,
almost
every
first
rank
hole
and
restaurant
in
London
wa*
pr«Notice
to
Landowners
In
the
Elk
Chute
District
Plans
Have
Been
Completed
for
the
Cleaning
Out
and
Improvement's
on
NO.
8
DITCH
Which
Is
the
North
and
South
Ditch
in
Dunklin
County,
two
^
Miles
West
of
the
Dunklin-Pemiscot
County
Line.
These
improvements
Include
Making
a
Solid
Levee
Out
of
th«
WEST
SPOIL
BANK.
-
Here
Are
Important
Announcements
for
Landowners
Along
This
Ditch.
1.
All
Fences,
Buildings,
or
Other
Structures
on
the
West
Sid«
of
No.
8
Ditch
Should
Be
Moved
Bock
So
They
Will
Be
at
Least
100
Feet
From
the
Present
Dump
on
the
West
Side.
2.
Landowners
Desiring
to
Install
Field
Drains
Through
th«
West
Bank
Must
Have
at
the
Point
of
Installation,
at
Least
60
Feet
of
24-Inch
Corrugated
Pipe,
Together
With
the
Necessary
Gate,
and
This
Pipe
MUST
BE
ON
HAND
WHEN
THE
CONTRACTOR
ARRIVES
AT
THIS
POINT.
The
Pipe
Will
be
Installed
by
the
Contractor
at
the
Expense
of
the
Landowner.
IT
IS
IMPORTANT
THAT
PIPE
BE
ON
HAND
WHEN
THE
CONTRACTOR
PASSES
THE
POINT
OF
INSTALLATION
AS
HI
CANNOT
RETURN
WITH
THE
DRAGLINE
TO
INSTALL
SAME.
Y^UWILLSAVEMONEYBYRIWNG
YOUR
PIPE
TODAY
AND
HAVING
IT
ON
THE
JOB.
i
This
Notice
Published
by
Authority
of
th«
Board
of
Supervisors,
Elk
Chute,
D.
D.
gala
dinners
and
dances,
nncl
many
hostesses
were
Inviting
friends
liighum
Paloce
<Jld
not
authorize
(ho
traditional
fireworks,.wnter
dls-
pttiys
mid
dniielng
in
the
public
pinks,
there
would
be
linimmipLu
c'vlcbralloiiK
o(
the
same
typ«
by
llrltons
whose
love
of
pageantry
and
doniosliaUon
m«s
too
tar
back
In
tili>(ory
to
be
throttled
at
this
1st*
Show
windows
cost
money;*-
and
they
or«
breakabl«l
Protect
your
investment
In
display
with
a,
Plat*
Glass
policy
and
b*
sure
ol
quick
replacement
in
case
oi
breakage.
_
v
NOBLE
GILL!
A
G
I.
N
C
V
I
GlINCOl
UOHL
•
LO*.
date.
So
(ar
the
kinc
recoluteljr
turned
down
*utg**Uon*
for
Maine
Ills
strict
Interpretation
of
th*
*ut-
tcrity
program.
3h
Between
240
ind
300
pounds
at
l»l>er
products
of
all
kinds
»re
used
aunuslly
per
c*p!U
In
the
United
atstes,-
FOR
SALE
80
Acres
with
Mice
House
within
three
miles
of
Blytheville.
Good
road,
electricity,
*iear
fine
school
...
Extra
Good
Land
CALL
FOR
Cecil
Earls
at
Noble
Gill
Agency
Phone
Blytheville
3131
Osceola
93
ABOUT
EXSROSf
"Some
merchants
have
a
swuk
style
show,
And
display
windows
of
which
they
boast,
But
the
folks
at
TH1
TRADING
POST
know,
'
Down-to-earth-vslues
count
the
mostl"
'
.
.
POST
fl*-«.
*
10
WIST
Cotton's
magnificent
wartime
job
has
been
brought
to'
glorious
completion.
Despite
shortages
of
labor,
equipment,
fertilizer,
and
insecticides,
cotton
growers
produced
the
fiber
and
seed
needed
to
clothe,
feed,
and
supply
with
ammunition
the
fighting
men
of
Americt
Today
cotton
faces
a
fuhire
filled
with
problem*
—problems
which
will
determine
whether
or
not
the
production
and
processing
of
the
nation's
Number
One
cash
crop
are
to
remain
our
greatest
agricultural
industry.
Competing
fibers
are
challenging
many
of
cotton's
markets.
Exports
have
declined
from
half
of
the
crop
to
a
sixth
of
the
crop.
A
year
1
*
production
is
stacked
in
warehouse*.
,
Your
government
and
your
own
cotton
-.
-«
organizations
are
taking
every
possible
action
\
to
cope
with
cotton's
broad
economic
problem*.
But
there
are
important
cotton
problem*
which
only
the
farmer
himself
can
solve!
They,
involve
farming
methods,
care
of
soil,
insect
and
disease
control,
grade
and
staple
improvement,
and
marketing
of
the
crop.
To
assist
with
these
problems,
the
Departme^
'
of
Agriculture,
the
State
Extension
Services,
the
National
Cotton
Council
and
other
organizations
are
presenting
a
Seven-Step
Program
designed
to
assure
more
profitaBle
cotton
fanning.
•
Your
Count)'
Agent
has
full
particulars
as
to
how
you
can
utilize
the
Seven-Step
Program
most
advantageously
and
moot
economically
on
your
own
farm.
Talk
it
over
with
him.
Join
with
your
neighbors
in
taking
the
seven
steps
toward
better
cotton
farming.
BBO
;f
1.
Fit
cotton
Mo
UUnc«l
farming.
2.
T*i*
c«r«
of
your,
soil.
X
G*t
fogetW
cm
tfw
bet*
variety.
4.
Mike
your
Ubor
count.
9,
Control
InMch
st»d
dUswM*.
6.
Pick
end
gm
for
Kigfe
,
Aft
'
7.
S«I
fo
Vilu*.
Mid
<t*pl»
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:
^
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